I tried it as a laundry booster the other day to get the chocolate and lipstick stains off of my white napkins that I used for brunch. Why did I use white napkins for brunch? It worked brilliantly!

I just put the napkins, some of my homemade laundry detergent, Borax, and some water in a bowl and left it overnight. When I laundered them the next day, everything was nice and bright with no signs of new stains.

Oh, and as for the bug repellent - sprinkle Borax around the perimeter of your house (inside and out.) Critters that you don't want to live in your house don't like it and it is non-toxic to the critters that do live in your house.

I use it in my laundry, dishes, for activities with kids (flubber, crystal ABC's, and we are going to try bouncy balls). It also to red fingernail polish out of my carpet that my daughter spilled. I love the stuff!